[36802] trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-variables.xml

markd at macports.org markd at macports.org
Wed May 14 18:02:16 PDT 2008


Revision: 36802
          http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/changeset/36802
Author:   markd at macports.org
Date:     2008-05-14 18:02:15 -0700 (Wed, 14 May 2008)

Log Message:
-----------
Minor change to binpath description; also move it a bit.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-variables.xml

Modified: trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-variables.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-variables.xml	2008-05-15 00:55:33 UTC (rev 36801)
+++ trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-variables.xml	2008-05-15 01:02:15 UTC (rev 36802)
@@ -42,6 +42,27 @@
     </varlistentry>
 
     <varlistentry>
+      <term>binpath</term>
+
+      <listitem>
+        <para>The directory search path for locating system executables
+        (rsync, tar, etc.) during port installation. Only applications in
+        these directories are available while ports are being installed even
+        if other paths are specified by $PATH in a user's environment.</para>
+
+        <para>Default:
+        ${prefix}/bin:${prefix}/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:${x11prefix}/bin</para>
+
+        <note>
+          <para>The binpath is implicitly defined, but it may be overwritten
+          by defining the variable in macports.conf. However, using a
+          non-default binpath is discouraged and should only be performed by
+          advanced users.</para>
+        </note>
+      </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry>
       <term>portpath</term>
 
       <listitem>
@@ -174,26 +195,5 @@
         for Darwin 8.0).</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
-
-    <varlistentry>
-      <term>binpath</term>
-
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Sets the directory search path for locating system executables
-        (rsync, tar, etc.) during port installation. Only applications in
-        these directories are available while ports are being installed even
-        if other paths are specified by $PATH in a user's environment. </para>
-
-        <para>Default:
-        ${prefix}/bin:${prefix}/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:${x11prefix}/bin</para>
-
-        <note>
-          <para>The binpath is implicitly defined, but it may be overwritten
-          by defining the variable in macports.conf. However, using a
-          non-default binpath is discouraged and should only be performed by
-          advanced users.</para>
-        </note>
-      </listitem>
-    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
 </section>
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